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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1998. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fourth Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6127.
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Acronyms


AGT

advanced gas turbine

Ah

ampere hour

ANL

Argonne National Laboratory


BIW

body-in-white


CIDI

compression ignition direct injection

CO

carbon monoxide

CO2

carbon dioxide

CRADA

cooperative research and development agreement


DIATA

direct injection, aluminum, through-bolt assembly

DISI

direct injection spark ignited

DME

dimethyl ether

DOE

U.S. Department of Energy


EE

electrical and electronic power conversion devices team

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency


FMVSS

federal motor vehicle safety standards

FRP

glass fiber-reinforced plastic composite material


GDI

gasoline direct injection

GM

General Motors Corporation

GrFRP

graphite fiber-reinforced plastic composite material

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1998. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fourth Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6127.
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HEV

hybrid electric vehicle

HVAC

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning


kWh

kilowatt hour


LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory

LEV

low-emission vehicle

LLNL

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory


NOx

nitrogen oxides

NRC

National Research Council

NVH

noise, vibration, and harshness


ONR

Office of Naval Research

ORNL

Oak Ridge National Laboratory


PEBB

power electronic building block

PEM

proton exchange membrane

PEMFC

proton exchange membrane fuel cell

PNGV

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles

PNL

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

ppm

parts per million

PrOx

preferential oxidation


R&D

research and development


SNL

Sandia National Laboratory

SWRI

Southwest Research Institute


ULEV

ultra-low emission vehicle

USABC

United States Advanced Battery Consortium

USCAR

United States Council for Automotive Research

4SDI

four-stroke direct injection

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1998. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fourth Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6127.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1998. Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fourth Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6127.
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This book examines the state of development and research progress of technologies being considered for a new generation of vehicles that could achieve up to three times the fuel economy of comparable 1994 family sedans. It addresses advanced automotive technologies including engines, fuel cells, batteries, flywheels, power electronics, and lightweight materials being developed by the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles—a cooperative research and development program between the U.S. government and the U.S. Council for Automotive Research. The book assesses the relevance of the ongoing research to PNGV's goals and schedule, the program's adequacy and balance, and addresses several issues such as the benefits of hybrid versus nonhybrid vehicles and the importance of the sports utility vehicle market.

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